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Bellthorn Boys #2

Throne of Bellthorn

My eyes blink open to the bright room. Awareness prickles the back of my neck and my gaze darts from one point to the other, breath trapped inside when I recognize the place I was left.

He must have put me in a time machine because the cops shut away our home months ago. I clutch the sheets under me, a gasp of raw emotion makes its way out when I see mom and dad's wedding picture. After dad killed her, they found mom on this bed, eyes open and expression serene.

My uncle moves around the house, the sounds he makes are enough to make me shudder and squeeze my eyes shut. I need to escape.

I survived Bellthorn, didn't I? I'm stronger than I look. And it's time to show these fuckers how strong this Briarwick is.

*Throne of Bellthorn is the epic conclusion of Bellthorn Boys duet. It only gets darker from here.

400 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 28, 2026

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Profile Image for Sami Zavoral.
242 reviews7 followers
February 26, 2026
A stunning finish to the conclusion for Sable and her boys! A brutal bloody end to enter a new era. I love this duet so so much!
Profile Image for Belle.
143 reviews1 follower
May 20, 2026
dnf ☹️

for supposedly “smart” people … the main characters are really awful at logical thinking or even basic common sense … so i found it really hard to stay interested and eventually gave up

like the first book : too many wrong words used ( just because words sound the same doesn’t mean they have the same meaning or spelling) / too many missing words / too many spelling mistakes/ too many times the eye colour is wrong … which is worrying since there were two people writing this and i’m assuming a bunch of arc readers / alpha readers and yet nobody noticed all the obvious mistakes 🤷🏻‍♀️ …

kudos for the story concept …. disappointing in the delivery
Profile Image for KayBeReading.
179 reviews5 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 21, 2026
Where is Sable? We all want to know. The boys are are going crazy without her. My heart feels for all of them. Soren the most. They are taking it hard. Besides that I have questions and theories that I need answered immediately. These boys are going loco and Sable is just trying to survive. I would like to say it was very disrespectful that I had to wait what seemed like a very long time to see my man Lex. There are so many things at play right now. So many moving pieces. There are too many secrets. There is a whole lot going on but nobody is talking to each other. And it’s stating to tick me off. I’m literally screaming at my kindle saying talk to each other. Uhh men! After all the mess we are finally getting somewhere, want to know why? We’re talking and we are sharing secrets. Things are starting to fall into place and make more sense. A theory of mine was indeed correct, well a few. Out of all the boys only one of them has common sense in my opinion and that’s Lex. Maybe I’m biased but that’s not the point. Well they kind of all have common sense but not Orion he is a bit deranged. These give men are down bad for Sable and Sable is down bad for them. She is theirs and they are hers. Don’t touch or mess with any of them because you may kick the bucket involuntarily. The last part of this book was wild. Everything fell into place as it should have. Thorne of Bellthorn had it all: mystery, betrayal, love, acceptance , all the things. This was the best wrap up for the duet. I love that the ones that mattered found their happiness.
Profile Image for Ashley Bolan.
446 reviews3 followers
March 16, 2026
Wow this epic conclusion was everything I could want and everything I did not know I needed in my life. Sable finally getting her revenge was chefs kiss. She showed how much strength and courage she really had. She made the boys suffer for their betrayls but she also showed them she was the queen they all needed in their lives. Each guy is in love with Sable and they are on a mission to prove they belong by her side. They are all suffering in some way due to her absence in their lives. Each of them are in a self destructive pattern. The worst of them being Parker and Soren. The trauma and heartache that Soren is dealing with is overwhelming. I shed a few tears for him because of all the guys he suffered the most. He was the catalyst that caused her to leave but unbeknowest to her and the other guys he is struggling with what was done to him. Of all the guys, I really think he is my favorite. They all hold a special place but I can empathize and feel every bit of his pain and emotional damage. These authors have brought us a fantastic duet about family secrets, family betrayl, finding love, and finding healing and acceptance among those that will always have your back. The reveals in this book will have you on the edge of your seat. You cannot wait to find out all the dirty details and in some ways you are angry at the bad guys because of what you learn. This is a must read book if you love why choose romance with a touch of academia. I promise you will not be disappointed in this duet.
Profile Image for Amy.
553 reviews8 followers
Review of advance copy
February 24, 2026
Wow! Now let me start with the cliffy on book 1 was torture. I hated the thought of waiting months to see what was going to happen. Totally worth the wait. 👏👏👏 Aurelia and Amy did an amazing job on this duet. The world building was incredible. Books play like movies in my head and Bellthorn was beautiful, even though it was full of evil. I absolutely loved Sable's growth throughout. In book 2 she gains so much strength. I was completely impressed with her. The guys as usual were awesome. I felt so much pain in my heart for Soren. He suffered so much. He put so much of what happened onto his shoulders and made himself responsible. I loved how Sable handled it. And I was so glad to see him start to heal. The other guys were amazing. Orion was his crazy, impulsive self. Lex was the calm, intelligent one. Hadrian was the outcast that slowly made his way back in. Parker was and always will be completely obsessed with Sable. I loved how much nothing else mattered but her and her well-being. These guys may have treated her like a toy for a lot of book 1, but they treat her like an absolute queen in book 2. Gah. It was perfect. Thank you ladies for the amazing opportunity to ARC read both. ❤️❤️‍🔥

I received a complimentary copy and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
Profile Image for *-The Pink Dahlia -*.
562 reviews15 followers
August 16, 2026
⭐️ Plot: 3,5/5
🌶️ Spice: 3/5
📖 Genre: Dark Academia Romance
🏞️ Setting: Bellthorn University
🗣️ POV: Multiple POV
🛏️ Tropes:
- Founding families drama
- Academia
- Reverse Harem
- 5 MMC’s and 1 FMC
- Family Traditions
- Abuse

Ok, so I’ll say that the book mostly had me until LITERALLY 90%.
Spoilers below:




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At 90%, she just announces that THEY NEED TO KILL ALL THE FAMILIES. Every last member. Mmmmmkay crazy lady.
Wut?
She was a wreck after killing her own uncle, and now wants to become a serial killer? And make her boyfriends kill their parents and become mass murderers?
Some books this wouldn’t raise an eyebrow at all in. Like, they’ve been killing for a while, and they hate their parents.
This one? None of them are established as killers, save for her, and it was in a moment of self defense.
Like, what are you even talking about?

I don’t know, it didn’t fit here in my opinion. Soren is even “nauseous”, and will “miss his father’s voice”, etc…
“As hard as it was to make that call and despite the fact that I don’t actually want to watch my father die, this is for the best.”

“You don’t have to. I’m glad you’re still human.”
“You say that like you’re not,” I tease, and she just shrugs.
“I’m not sure I am anymore, Soren. I’m bloodthirsty. I don’t just want them to pay or suffer, or even to protect their victims. I want to watch their blood spill through my fingers.”

Dunno. This seemed a littttttttttttlecrazy to me.

Also, they’ve literally mentioned three times in the book that there is human trafficking - based on what someone said to her. And also that she “saw pictures of the girls”.
Soren says “evil, pedophile scum.”
If you want a revenge plot, you’ve got to make it more than two mentions in a story.
Where’s this burning need to rid the world of these people. That wasn’t conveyed well, imo.
Profile Image for Callan Shive.
81 reviews2 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 27, 2026
☆ 4.5 stars ☆

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧this was read as an ARC read. i'm just deeply behind on my reviews. i apologize ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

This part of the duet is definitely darker than Gates. I have so many feelings about it all. I never really knew which way things were going until all of the main character storylines came together again. It was definitely chaotic because there really was never more than 2 of the characters together at a time right up till Sable is back and everyone is everywhere.

Sable is honestly what is holding the group together now because without her, everything is turned upside down and the view isn’t 20/20. (there is so much more going on but i’m trying my best to not spoil anything) It’s more like someone with thick ass glasses and an astigmatism driving at night praying the high beams & LED lights don’t take you out.

Love the revenge plot. Love the very justified violence at the end. Sable at 200% is just amazing reading her transformation from the start of the duet until the epilogue in this part. I'm glad that Soren starts processing his trauma better. I’m just happy that everyone is just meshing way better than they were in Gates of Bellthorn. Everyone kinda changes for each other but for the better.
Profile Image for Marsha.
1,297 reviews35 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 22, 2026
This is a continuation and you do need to read book one (Gates of Bellthorn) to follow along. Book one was more about getting to know the characters and building their relationship, this book is more gritty and deals more with everything that goes on behind the scenes at the school and with the 'Founding Families.' It's darker than book one was, and while there is still plenty of sexual content, it's more like background noise, though a couple of those scenes were somewhat pivotal moments for the characters. The characters are more traumatized in this book. Emotionally and physically. This has some gore/bloodshed. There are some secrets and some surprising revelations. Everything you thought you knew? Well, you may be wrong. There are so many incidents that keep you guessing what will happen. The book reads easily. It alternates POVs. There is subject matters that are possible triggers for some readers, so I suggest checking them if you are a sensitive reader. Goes without saying that this is intended for mature readers.
Profile Image for sycokittykat - Stefanie.
1,571 reviews44 followers
March 1, 2026
Düm🅱 boy pretzel

After the cliffhanger of part one I was eager to see what happened next and I can say it was worth the wait. I also definitely surprised along the way. This part is darker than the first.

First off we have Sable who was kidnapped and is not doing well. Though what happened here was really bad it ended with Sable finding her own way out...mostly.

We have Soren dealing with the fallout of what happened but seriously should have told the guys what happened. Instead he went down a really dark path that only one person saw enough to make him fess up.

This part brought us a web of lies and deception that just kept getting deeper. Remember that 5th family that just vanished? Yeah we find out the story behind that and its way crazier than I expected.

This book brings Sable into a power role that she fits into beautifully. These boys bow at her feet and will do a lot to show what she means to them. She definitely takes the throne.

That ending though....I definitely did not see it happening quite like that but it was freaking awesome.
Profile Image for Lezli Muse.
72 reviews
March 26, 2026
If I could give Throne of Bellthorn six stars, I absolutely would—without hesitation.
What. A. Ride.
From the very first page, this book grabbed me by the throat and refused to let go. The world-building was immersive, the stakes were relentless, and the emotional whiplash? Absolutely brutal—in the best way possible. Just when I thought I had things figured out, the story twisted again and left me reeling.
The characters felt real—flawed, fierce, and unforgettable. I found myself completely invested in their journeys, celebrating their victories and feeling every ounce of their heartbreak. And that tension? The kind that keeps you up way too late telling yourself “just one more chapter” until suddenly it’s 3am and you have zero regrets.
And let’s talk about THAT ending… I was not prepared. At all. I’m still thinking about it, still feeling it.
This wasn’t just a book—it was an experience. One that I’m not getting over anytime soon.
Profile Image for Elixabeth.
189 reviews5 followers
March 8, 2026
(Plot/Spice/Tears/Violence-Gore-Action)
📚 5/5 - 🌶 5/5 - 💧2/0 - 🗡 3.5/5

Oh my god, this was such a well deserved ending to this duet! Seeing Sable's strength, and determinationto take control of her future( and the guys 🥵) showed she true is their Queen!! But poor Soren! I was so heartbroken for him, his part was so sad, but I'm happy Sable could see through the bullshit! 🖤

I love how the guys would do ANYTHING for them to be together, and protect their love. I loved all the little twists and turns of the story, there was two I really didn’t soo coming, and shocked me so much!

Any thing these two write together turns out amazing! 🖤

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Profile Image for °˖✧˚lindsay˚✧˖°.
794 reviews29 followers
June 20, 2026
Lazy inane fluff with repetitive phrases and no stakes to stress over.
Everything consistently amounts to nothing, even the conjured concepts that barely make any sense.

Something awful happens to one of the guys and there’s this whole emotional scene where it comes out, yet when the guys realized they were doing the same crime to the FMC in the last book, all she got was an ‘oopsie’ and an orgy.

She deserved the conversation that he got.
She deserved the amount of care and concern that the guys are clearly capable of.

Misogyny bleeds into everything, even kinky student scholarship sex slave stories.
Truly the last place you’d expect.

It was ridiculous and pointless.
Children playing adult games and no one seeming to win.
Profile Image for Meg Wake.
223 reviews26 followers
February 28, 2026
A wild conclusion to one of the most insane duets I've ever read - insane and amazing, that is!

The Bellthorn Boys duet was honestly crazy from start to finish. Book one had me absolutely reeling at its conclusion, and book two was nonstop the entire time. I laughed, I genuinely cried, and think the last few pages were just a fever dream of craziness that I just didn't want to end. I swear, when you put Aurelia and Amy together you get the most incredible nonsense, and I can't wait for their next adventure.

Seriously though... I have a book hangover already, and I just finished this like ten minutes ago...
Profile Image for Nadia Hinojosa.
567 reviews1 follower
February 28, 2026
This is the second and last book in the Bellthorn Boys duet. It was amazing!! I was so excited to see this book release!! I have been waiting for this book since reading the first book “Gates of Bellthorn.”
This FMC is sweet, hot and downright scary. She is such a complex person and an Amazon Queen. And these MMCs will be brought to their knees by her magnificence! They don’t stand a chance against her. And that’s just the way she likes it!
Thank you, Aurelia Knight and Amy Oliveira, for such a scintillating yet demented read. Such a satisfying ending to this duet. I enjoyed the story, the world and especially the characters!!
Profile Image for Louise.
293 reviews7 followers
March 9, 2026
This is a continuation of Gates of Bellthorn and picks up right where we left off. We get to see the fall out of that cliffhanger of an ending to book 1.

The guys are not coping well with Sable being missing and doing everything within their power to find her, even if it means disturbing the peace of Bellthorn and their legacies of power.

How I’ve missed these 5 crazy boys. They will do absolutely anything for Sable and I’ve loved seeing how they’ve come since book 1.

Amy and Aurelia have written this together so well. There was so many times I was desperate to find out exactly what was happening. The plot twists were a ride for sure. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next.
224 reviews5 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 23, 2026
Ask Questions

Oh man this picks up right after that cliffy! Nothing is the same anymore. Everything and everyone is affected. Sable and her guys have the fight of a lifetime to get to their HEA. This story has gotten so many loose ends getting tied up. The twists once revealed is like placing the right key in a lock at long last. You can't prepare yourself for this explosive ending. It will have you at the edge of your seat. This dark romance is true to its genre. Enjoy this duet it's worth every minute and every word!
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454 reviews11 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 23, 2026
Thank you to the authors for a copy of this book.

This was a crazy wrap up to a wild duology. I thought book one was dark but we just crank everything up to eleven for book two! Now Sable has been kidnapped, what will the founders do?? Needless to say, they don’t take it well.

This book is super dark, it’s got a lot of things that could be triggering so please check out the content warnings on this one. But like the first book, it’s got a whole bunch of spice (like the soaking tub scene?!?) and a lot of suspense but the big questions from book one get answered.
Profile Image for Lisa Maddison.
93 reviews6 followers
July 10, 2026
I hated the ending, too convenient.

Second book in the series, and hated the ending, they just killed off the bad guys so easily, I really wanted more. The problem was that the mystery was always such a second or even third plot that there is very little emphasis but on it until they decide that the only way to accomplish their goals is kill them all. I hoped for something a little more clever, but everything is tied up quickly in the last 50 pages, it's an almost 800 page duet. Oh well.
Profile Image for Amber McDermott.
132 reviews1 follower
August 7, 2026
Two whole books and we wrap up all the problems with a really convenient solution and in like 50 pages. I feel like we could have cut out some of the spicy scenes( there were SO many) and this could have been one book where there's more going on throughout. Im a smut girlie, I love it but at some point it gets repetitive. More happens in the beginning and end of this story which leaves it dragging a bit in the middle.
I also hated the way not a single one of the guys picked up on what happened with Soren. It took them way too long to even begin to think there was something else going on
117 reviews1 follower
February 26, 2026
If you read the first book when it came out like me, I’m sure you were counting down the days for the second book to release. I found myself screaming get away from the uncle in the first book. What are you thinking. Gosh you boys are dumb. But happy our girl came out a queen at the end. She made them grovel; and became ruthless but also kept a kind heart when needed. This was set in a dark academic setting and if this is your vibe you need no further looking, at this to your tbr.

This is a 2 book series and can’t be read standalone. I’m excited for anyone that is going to start reading the first book and doesn’t have to wait for the second one to be released.

Also the plot twist in the book, I was thinking oh you’re clever right there. Family is forever, even if you don’t know it.

Reign in the princes to kings because they are about to do so much damage.
Profile Image for Anni Taumata.
148 reviews7 followers
March 15, 2026
Y'all, this ending was wild. WILD I tell you. It was one of the MOST unhinged things I've ever ready. Getting to the last 20% of the book, I was getting nervous, I had no clue how they planned to end that.

And then we got that glorious ending and I was deadset cackling, it was fantastic. With the last minute twist about the heir, wtf. I was gagged lmao.

Anyway, I'm sad to see this duet end but loved every moment of it.
Profile Image for Kim Torrance.
118 reviews
May 7, 2026
This was a good conclusion to the bellthorn duet. So much happened across the 2 books, but book 2 definitely answers the questions you are left with at the end of book one.
There are even a couple of twists at towards the end that you may or may not see coming.
Over all i enjoyed this one and im glad the group got their HEA in the end. Even if they had to get a bit messy 🩸 to get where they needed to be.
3 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 26, 2026
Amazing book! I could not put it down. I have been waiting for this book since I read the first one last year and ended in an amazing cliffhanger. Loved all the characters, I definitely cannot pick a favorite.I could not have guessed the ending!
Sad it’s the last book, will definitely reread the duo at some point.
Profile Image for Alex Roy.
109 reviews2 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 26, 2026
Warning ‼️ potential spoilers!
Should read Gates of Bellthorn first.

Book 1 left me dying for the next part of this duet. Where is Sable? We’re all left wondering what is her creepy uncle going to do to her? Where tf are her guys?!

The book takes a sharp turn and a secret identity plot twist hits. It does NOT disappoint. Sable reunites with her boys and as always is an extremely Bada$$ babe. I love that she doesn’t just sit and take it, she chooses to fight and get what she wants. The ending was amazing and the plot just expanded the relationships with these characters.

I will say I’m sad we won’t get anymore from these characters, but I am grateful for this time with them.

Amy and Aurelia are always an amazing duo and make the most beautiful stories together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Natascha Ring.
223 reviews1 follower
March 1, 2026
ARC REVIEW

This book is amazing. It’s a roller coaster ride of emotions and sassy comments. I really love seeing how they grow and evolve through the book. It has the right pace to make it feel realistic and surprises you in ways that you didn’t expect to. An amazing ending to this duet and definitely worth reading!
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1,022 reviews13 followers
March 1, 2026
This was one emotional wreck of a read. What Sable and Soren went through man it was hard to read and the most hardest one was Soren pov. But man I’m glad that they have their justice and Sable got her men. Every each one of them were as possessive and protective. And I’m just so happy that all of them got their happy ending this was just the perfect conclusion to their story.
Profile Image for Raychael.
475 reviews6 followers
March 2, 2026
Killer ending

Oh my, my sable and her men really had that twist ending.
I waited for book two to come or and I was so excited to see what grapefruit, this book lived up to book I've file show, the twist and turns, betrayal and heartbreak.

Soren as a male .. under things he went thru, it's nice to see an opposite perspective, and this author really brought the view!
Profile Image for Amanda Little.
268 reviews1 follower
March 13, 2026
Walk me like a dog mommy Sable! This duet was a great high stakes, suspenseful and spicy read. I thought book one was hot… but this book with Sable showing her dom mommy energy?? Yeahhhh that was doing it for me.

This wrapped up nicely but wish our epilogue would have been a bit longer or further in the future.
68 reviews1 follower
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 24, 2026
I could not wait for this book after the 1st one ended on a cliffhanger. It did not disappoint at all! I'm so glad that Sable got her revenge. There were definitely some twists that I wasn't expecting. I like how everything got wrapped up at the end. Highly recommend
Profile Image for Dani.
766 reviews24 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
February 26, 2026
Oh my godssss, y’all. What a ride. In preparation for this arc.. I re-read the first book and it was SO worth it. Book two in this duet is darker than the first and filled with lots of feels (but just as much spice). I loved this journey so much. I don’t want to spoil anything, but like I said… a wild ride. I’m fully obsessed with the turns this plot ended up taking and loved to see the character growth too. Cant say enough good things about this duet.
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